Aaron Sorkin: I’m pretty sure I’m done with TV

Aaron Sorkin: I”m pretty sure I”m done with TV
Sorkin said after “The Newsroom,” he's pretty much done with television. He made his comments in May to the LA Times, which published them over the weekend. “I know the whole 'Never say never' stuff,” Sorkin said in May just before writing the final “Newsroom” episodes. “But I'm pretty certain I'm about to write my last three episodes of television.” Sorkin added: “All these months later, I still don't see another series in my near future. But, again, you never know. Maybe I'll get another idea.” PLUS: Why Sorkin has struggled to create great TV since “The West Wing,” and Sorkin has failed to find the right setting.

Jay Leno”s “Tonight Show” return: What a sad, painful visit!
From his awful monologue to an awkward interview with successor Jimmy Fallon, Leno was a reminder that once you leave, you shouldn”t come back, according to Verne Gay. “Jay reminded viewers, forcibly so, why this transition took place, had to take place,” he says. “Fallon, visibly nervous the entire night or at least as long as Leno was within punching distance, probably wanted to throttle the producer — or more likely NBC executive — who insisted on this booking.” PLUS: Leno”s helps boost Fallon's ratings.